Charity Golf Tournament raises just over $10000, achieving it’s goal – WHAG

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Living with type one diabetes is not easy, especially if you're just four-years-old.

"I don't want diabetes," Jacob Fredlock, a four-year-old living with diabetes, said.

However, Jacob is not alone in his fight.

When he received his diagnosis a year ago, his mom, Ashley Fredlock, hit the ground running.

She joined the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation as a volunteer and made it her goal to raise funds and awareness.

That's why golfers turned out in huge numbers on Monday, to Beaver Creek Country Club, to make sure research to stop type one diabetes is on par.

"We actually didn't have a lot of exposure until type one diabetes chose us through his (Jacob's) diagnosis," Ashley, who is a Co-Chair of the tournament, explained. "So, we went through a little bit of a whirlwind as far as where to go and where to turn to."

That is, until JDRF stepped in and provided Jacob's family with the resources to cope and with fundraising efforts.

Over 100 people, between volunteers and golfers, came out to the Charity Golf Tournament to show their support.

Even those in attendance, whose lives haven't been directly touched, were moved by the cause.

"I got two small boys, so they're my world," Jared Bellman, a golf tournament attendee, said. "They're everything to me, so I can't imagine me personally having to deal with some of those challenges. My heart goes out to those that have to deal with this everyday."

"You want to do everything. You want to fix it. As a parent, you can't fix it when your kid is sick," Aileen Grabill, Co-Chair of the tournament, said. "So, you do the next best thing; you work hard and you raise funds."

The Charity Golf Tournament raised just over $10,000, achieving the goal for the day.

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Charity Golf Tournament raises just over $10000, achieving it's goal - WHAG